Lyric Theatre, Belfast

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Celebrating 50 Years Of Theatre

We seek to reflect our rich cultural diversity and to speak with a voice that is inspiring, challenging, entertaining and relevant.

"A new theatre can be the most exciting building in any city. It can be the home of miracles and epiphanies and revelations and renovations. And building a new theatre - especially in times like these - is both an act of fortitude and a gesture of faith in your community. Come and play with us here; Give us your trust and in return we will entertain you and enlighten you and lead you into that secret land of mystery and of the spirit, that we tend to overlook in the course of our lives. And I have no doubt that Belfast will respond openly to that invitation.

So, let us all begin that magic moon-walk together".

Brian Friel
Playwright

Photo Gallery

  • Karl Johnson as Gerry
  • Ian McElhinney as Iggy
  • Alice O'Connell as Dotty
  • Conor MacNeill as John
  • Karl Johnson and Ian McElhinney in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • Director Rachel O'Riordan and Karl Johnson in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • Alce O'Connell in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • Conor MacNeill, Karl Johnson and Ian McElhinney in rehearsals for The Absence of Women
  • The Lyric's Chairman and Patron greet guests as they arrive
  • Guests listened attentively to a powerful presentation, in words and music, about the Lyric, its impact within the community, and its exciting vision for the future. The theatre's Patron, Liam Neeson, took part in the presentation, speaking passionately to guests about the importance of the Lyric and reading from 'The Cure at Troy' by Seamus Heaney
  • Neil Martin, Mark Carruthers (Chairman, Lyric), Angela McCloskey (Development Director, Lyric), Liam Neeson (Patron, Lyric), Brian Kennedy, Brian Connor, Conleth Hill
  • Guests included Julia and Declan Kelly, US Economic Envoy to Northern Ireland

Lyric Blog

  • 01 March 2010
    Stella McCusker wins Best Actress for Lyric Production
    Lurgan born, Stella McCusker triumphs at the 13th annual Irish Theatre Awards in Vicar Street, Dublin, by winning Best Actress in the Lyric Theatre's production of The Beauty Queen of Leenane.
  • 15 February 2010
    Irish Times review of The Absence of Women
    You can take the man out of Belfast but you can't take Belfast out of the man. Iggy and Gerry are two living examples of that truism. They may have left home in their youth, but it remains the thing that defines them.

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